2006 Australian Grand Prix - Race 3/18

Flibster · 2 Apr 2006 at 05:38

Zip said:
The Austrailan comentry team said Alonso is runnign heavy compared to button.

Micheal has a flat spot

The flat spot is the least of his worries - the tyres are far to hard and the car just isn't performing.

It's reminding me of last year - 1 decent performance and then nothing.

Montoya pits on lap 19

Alonso goes faster again on lap 18 - 1:26.902

Flibster · 2 Apr 2006 at 05:40

//Mike said:
That Ferrari is awful under braking, going round a corner, in a straight line... Would be easier to list what it is good at.... No, I'm done.

The flexible front and rear wings are gone..they're slower..

Button and R.Schumacher pit on lap 20

Flibster · 2 Apr 2006 at 05:40

Fisichella pits on lap 20 as well.

Flibster · 2 Apr 2006 at 05:41

Alonso pits on lap 21

Flibster · 2 Apr 2006 at 05:42

McLaren generally run heavy - Montoya was brought in early...

No idea why but thats what I think anyway.

Flibster · 2 Apr 2006 at 05:43

Raikkonen pits on lap 22

Slow in lap.
Very good stop

Ide pits on lap 22

Flibster · 2 Apr 2006 at 05:43

R.Schumacher gets a drive through for speeding in the pitlane.

Flibster · 2 Apr 2006 at 05:45

Albers pits on lap 23

Webber slows...his Williams is failing.

Flibster · 2 Apr 2006 at 05:46

Webber retires.

Liuzzi and R.Schumacher pits on lap 24

Flibster · 2 Apr 2006 at 05:46

Thank christ for that - Sato pits on lap 24

Flibster · 2 Apr 2006 at 05:48

Speed pits on lap 25.

The Toro Rossos are now performing to the level I was expecting.

Ide pits again on lap 26

Flibster · 2 Apr 2006 at 05:49

Heidfeld, M.Schumacher pit on lap 26

Looks like the tyres started working just as he was on his in lap.

Flibster · 2 Apr 2006 at 05:53

Alonso is 15.2 seconds ahead of Raikkonen?

Where did that gap come from?

Flibster · 2 Apr 2006 at 05:56

Painful to say...but I agree with Allen there.

Where the hell are the laptimes going? Up and down like a whores drawers...

Coulthard pits on lap 30

Flibster · 2 Apr 2006 at 05:57

Barrichello pits on lap 31

Only leaves Villeneuve to pit

Flibster · 2 Apr 2006 at 06:01

Sector 3 times are hugely dependent on the weight of the car - they just seem really sensitive through there.

Sector 2 doesn't seem to bad for him, I cannot see where Raikkonen is losing time.

Fisi gets a public rollocking.

Schumacher does what he does well - throws it off the track when losing.

Flibster · 2 Apr 2006 at 06:02

Villeneuve pits on lap 34
Speeds pits on lap 34
Monteiro pits on lap 34 as well

As does Alonso

Flibster · 2 Apr 2006 at 06:03

Raikkonen, Montoya, heidfeld, Albers, Sato, Button, R.Schumacher, Liuzzi, Fisichella all pit on lap 35

Flibster · 2 Apr 2006 at 06:03

Raikkonen has a broken endplate - explains why he was so slow.

Flibster · 2 Apr 2006 at 06:05

Almost everytime M.Schumacher is having his way or is under pressure - he's off the track...

We've seen it god knows how many times.

At least he's consistant.

Ide pits on lap 36